RUSTY EYE – POSSESSOR:
Released for the first time on Vinyl!
RELEASE DATE: 12/05/2016

Arguably Rusty Eye’s best album, released in 2009, Possessor is the album that established Rusty Eye as one of the most original acts in the genre, with its seamless mix of elements from Thrash, NWOBHM, Punk, Hard Rock, Speed Metal Death Metal, Black Metal and Prog Rock.
The critically acclaimed third album was Produced by Drummer/Vocalist Miss Randall, and mixed by Jeremy Blair (Guns n’ Roses), Possessor also includes collaborations from Claudio Simonetti (Goblin), Waldemar Sorychta (Grip Inc) and Alex Mitchell (Circus of Power). The artwork was done by Joe Petagno, better known for most Motörhead album covers.
Currently Miss Randall, Mr Rust and Baron Murtland are in the studio recording the follow up album to Saca el Cobre, to be released in 2017.

May 26th 2014, Down & Out Bar, Los Angeles CA: Based out of Atlantic City NJ, metal quartet Hammer Fight are currently on a US tour and made their way to Los Angeles to headline Metal Monday at the Down & Out Bar in DTLA last night, along with local support acts Panties and Rusty Eye. Put together by prolific local metal promoters Church Of The 8th Day and Thee Static Age, the show promised an entertaining Monday night out for supporters of the metal underground in the area.

Hollywood’s very own horror-themed progressive metal trio Rusty Eye originated in Mexico City in 1995 and transitioned to becoming an LA band a decade later while still keeping their roots intact. Of late, they went through some lineup instabilities but are now getting back into the groove by playing the occasional local gigs, with original drummer/vocalist Miss Randall returning on the kit. Here they played an 8-song set consisting of three covers off of the latest Rusty Eye album ‘Saca El Cobre’, their all-covers tribute to a selection of Mexican music groups/artists, along with a few of their original tunes including a Spanish version of ‘Mr. Cannibal’. The covers are clearly targeted towards their Spanish-speaking fan base and for people unfamiliar with the original artists or the language, it’s a little hard to follow these tunes and takes a bit of getting used to. So for me, the original Rusty Eye tunes still stood out as the more enjoyable parts of the set, specially ‘Mr. Cannibal’ wherein Mr. Rust’s bass line is strongly reminiscent of Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris, and ‘Mondo Cane’ in which guitarist Baron Murtland gets to express himself fully as the band lays into some proggy jamming. Performance-wise, all three members were solid but it was clear to me that they can reach higher levels if they play on a more regular basis. Rusty Eye is undoubtedly an intriguing band in its own unique, weird ways, and it’s be good to see them back playing shows again.

Said Baron, currently putting the final touches on Rusty Eye‘s new full length cover album “It’s great to start working with ESP officially I’ve been a big fan of their guitars for years…” Further adding “I’ve played every gig and recorded almost all guitars for Rusty Eye the past four years with my M-1000 from ESP and with the AX-360 in my arsenal I’m stoked for the future.”

Baron is an American guitarist from Herndon, Virginia has played for Rusty Eye since 2006. In that time he has shared the stage with artists such as Katatonia, The Faceless, George Lynch and has put out two studio and two live albums with a new album due late 2012. For more on Baron, visit him at www.facebook.com/barontmurtland, www.twitter.com/baronmurtland and www.rustyeye.com

“I’ve played every gig and recorded almost all guitars for Rusty Eye the past four years with my M-1000 from ESP and with the AX-360 in my arsenal I’m stoked for the future.”

WHAT’S WHAT: A product of Mexico City, Mexico, RUSTY EYE are the epitome of hard work in the music business. With a “make it or break it” attitude, the three piece could have gone anywhere when they left Mexico, but they went straight for the throat of the Heavy Metal scene in America and claimed Hollywood, California as base of operations. Nobody puts RUSTY EYE in a corner, meaning that you can’t slap a label on this band and lump them in with anybody else. The current lineup, consisting of Mr. Rust (bass/vocals), Miss Randall (drums/vocals) and Baron Murtland (guitars) broke the mold with the release of Stendhal Syndrome (2007), and followed strong with the impossible to wear out Possessor (2009), all on their own imprint Epoché Records. Constant work has earned them the respect of metal fans the world over, and also the love of critics in both the music and horror world, as they have done things the old school way, bypassing all of the bullshit and devoting themselves to standing out by writing and playing the gnarliest music possible. Now a certified legend in the Hollywood scene, RUSTY EYE have taken to the legendary Rainbow to record and unleash upon a new live album upon us. Live at The Rainbow MMX is 70-odd minutes of succulent metal, tinged with punk rock, including all the platters that matter from the fifteen-plus career of these DIY heroes. If this band isn’t already one of your favorites, they damn well need to be. (Bubbs Harris)

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